From January 27 Cimabue’s work – The Virgin Enthroned – will be restored under the watchful eyes of the public in a special workshop that has been set up in Palazzo Fava to coincide…

The new 2015 autumn winter collection is dedicated to art. As we have come to expect, this year Stefano Ricci has once again surprised the public at Pitti Immagine Uomo. Admirers of high fashion…

Let’s start straight away by talking about the opening of the Private Museum of Russian Icon. We know that an awful lot of work went into setting up the museum, could you tell us…

What is the connection between Giuseppe Arzilli, the founder of Arzilli, the San Marino jeweller’s and three Italian post-war artists: Afro Libio Basaldella, Franco Gentilini and Orfeo Tamburi? They all certainly share a love…

    One of the most attractive things about the lagoon of Venice is the way in which art and history merge together offering us such an enchanting aesthetic and cultural cocktail. One world-famous…

  The cinema of the post-war period was completely different to anything that had been seen previously. Italo Calvino compared this new way of filmmaking to a magnifying glass which scrutinised everyday life, highlighting…

Alexander, you have played in Bologna many times, what is your impression of the city? I am always extremely happy to come back to this city. I almost consider it my own, since I…

Was it a surprise to you to find your works in Giuseppe Arzilli’s collection?Some months ago Signor Arzilli wrote to me informing me that six of my works were now part of his collection…